Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-03-24
Our Columbus Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent)
COLUMBUS, o., March 22d, 1887.

of an honored Democratic father, besides
making the flop of going over to the Repub-
lican party, "body, breeches and SOUL" is
announced by the Republican papers of this
city as going to make speech before Re-
publican club in Columbus, sometime in the
coming April, in which the paper says he
"will give his reasons for leaving the Demo
Senators wanted him to do, and what he
would not do" While he is telling all this,
could he not also tell his Republican audience
what party it was which contributed some
where between $4,000 and $4,000 in and
about 1868, when his honored father was BAN
ished from the State of Ohio at the instiga-
ton of some of Charley's coming Republi-
can audience, for being Democrat, to help
support and educate him in his youth. And
while he is talking to his Republican audience
he could also tell them how recklessly he has
squan dered good portion of those ten cent
contributions. Charley, we are glad you
have at last found companionable political
associates, and that the Democracy will no
longer have any of your acts to apologize for
PENITENTIARY BADGES.
An order made by the present Board of
Managers of the Ohio Penitentiary was one
that each officer and guard there should furn-
ish himself, at his own expense, badge to
wear when on duty. These they all procured
After the badges had been procured by the
officers and guards, some one suggested to
the Managers that it did not look well to see
them going aboutthe prison without badge.
They took the matter into consideration, and
decided that the five badges should be pro-
cured for the Managers, at cost of $40 each,
to be paid for out of the current expense
fund of the institution; Manager Rownd OBJ
iecting, he proposing that each Manager pay
for his own badge. This was voted down,
to procure them at the expense of the State.
Manager Rownd's was sent to him and he
Immediately had an X sent to the President
of the Board to pay for it. The X was sent
back to Manager Rownd, but he would moi
receive it, saying that he did not think it was
right for the officers and guards to pay fol
theirs and the Board of Managers to have
theirs paid for by the State, when they draw
from $40 to $50 each month for three or foul
days session. Neither do we. Is it any
wonder that the expenses at the Peni tentiary
are greater than the receipts.
. NOTES
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows of the United
States, as your readers are aware, have Sc
lected this city as their permanent headquar
ters. committee of the Grand Lodge wa
here last week and selected the building TO
their offices, etc. Making this location is
big boom for Columbus, and will bring thou
sands of strangers here. ..
One of the funniest things your CORES
pondent has heard this season, was the othe
day, when Ryan, of Scioto, charged Wash
burn, of Lorraine, in open session, with lob
bying. If there is one thing more than an
other that Washburn prides himself in, it i
J his dignity, intense Republicanism, an
watching to help every movement that vii
help his party, and to be charged by mem
ber of his own party with lobbying, was
him too utterly utter. The contemptiou
look he gave Ryan raised the loudest guffa,
heard this occasion.
, There is no doubt but that this Legislator
has created eighty eight new oficers-a de
tective in each county to hunt up propert
which has escaped being placed on the ia
duplicate. The best plan now would be fo
all of its citizens to make to their assessor a,
honest and correct return of all of their prop
erty for taxation. If this is done the detec
tives will have nothing to do.
The House has passed bill amending tn
Dow Law, by adding the following to sec
ton of that law: "In any municipal cor
poration, which shall by ordinance regulate
restrain, or prohibit ale, beer or porte
houses, and other places where intoxicatin
liquors are sold, it shall be no defense to
prosecution for violation of such ordnance
that the person charged with its violation
sold, gave away, or furnished the Intoxicating
liquors as the manufacturer or the agent of tn
manufacturer, in quantities of one gallon
more or less" This amendment or simila
one, no doubt has passed the Senate.
A portrait of the late President Garfield
has been purchased by act of this Legisla
ture, to be placed in the rotunda of thu
Capitol, for which the sum of $500 is to b.
paid. Six Republicans in the House votet
against making the purchase. Had an!
Democrat voted against it, what 'loyal'
howl would have been sent up by the blather
sixties who edit and compose for Republi
can papers; but every Democrat present il
the House voted for it.
The Senate has passed the House bill which
will hereafter give the Governor salary Of
$4,000 year. This is good, as the next Gov.
ernor, who will be a Democrat, will get what
Governor of the third State in the Union
should receive. ~ sf
The people and taxpayers of this county
and city may not see it as your correspond
ent does, but from very close observation
he has no hesitancy in saying that the prin-
cipal business of one of its members in the
present Legislature the chairman of the judi
ciary committee has been to introduce and
urge the passage of one class of bills, which
will not only add very largely to the taxes OF
its people, and also to introduce and urge the
passage of another class of bills, to assist tax
dodgers from paying their Just portion OF
| taxes. His election, as member of the